90s kid

Oh, the 90s. My entire life I’ve always felt like the 1990s were just a few years ago, but in reality they were SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO. WHAT. You know when your parents used to say, “Oh, I haven’t seen so and so in 10 years. I haven’t eaten at that restaurant in 15.” Well, now we can say it. Umph.

There were a lot of good great things about the 90s. I still lament that I never owned a Skip-It and didn’t get to compete on Legends of the Hidden Temple – basically my only dream in life. I lived for visits to my grandma’s house to watch Rugrats and Boy Meets World because we never had cable at our house.

But because I was a kid during the 90s (and didn’t buy my own clothes), I didn’t get to experience the fashion in all its glory. My biggest inspiration was the Olsen twins circa It Takes Two with their backward hats and overalls (of which I’m sure I owned a few). My favorite movie was Clueless, but it’d still be a few years until I was able to wear mini skirts and drive around town in a white jeep.

So now that 90s fashion is recycling itself (as is every other decade), I’m pretty happy about it. Especially the high waists- because can we all agree you should never wear any other type of jeans?! Add in ankle boots, denim, mini skirts, and cropped tops, and we’re living in a 90s DREAM. I’m even thankful for the whole tie a sweater around your waist thing because honestly, I never stopped doing that (just now I don’t stick out like a sore thumb). And the mini backpacks? I’ve always preferred those over regular purses (old lady shoulder pain). If I had to stick with one decade to wear, it’d probably be this.